Entries in 'prediction' (22)
Online sales to hit £7.75 billion
NEWSResearch from IMRG has forecasted that online sales will reach £7.75 billion over the Christmas period.
Digital games sales to overtake retail by 2015
NEWSSega’s UK managing director and digital distribution director, John Clark has said that digital sales of gaming software will match or overtake retail sales within four years.
Apple expected to beat quarterly forecast
NEWSApple is expected to beat its forecast of $18 billion for the current quarter by around $2 billion, if it follows previously observed patterns.
200% Christmas growth for e-readers expected
NEWSThe annual e-reader sales boom fuelled by festive buying will double this year, according to Sony.
Lenovo: Death of netbooks ?on the horizon?
NEWSLenovo has decided to scale back its involvement in the netbook segment, as it believes that the category will be swallowed up by the emerging tablet sector.
Foxconn cuts growth targets
NEWSFoxconn’s chairman and founder Terry Gou is to lower his company’s yearly growth targets from 30 per cent to 15 per cent.
Over 2.6bn wi-fi devices by 2014
NEWSThere will be over 2.6 billion wi-fi enabled consumer devices by 2014, analysts claim.
Security software set for growth
NEWSThe global security software market is set for 11.3 per cent growth this year, reaching revenue of $16.5 billion, Gartner predicts.
PC orders ?falling off a cliff?
NEWSA JP Morgan analyst has stated that PC orders are “falling off a cliff”, which has lead to declining stock prices for a number of vendors.
Retailers cautious about Christmas
NEWSResearch by PricewaterhouseCoopers has found that the majority of high street retailers are planning on conservative stock orders for the Christmas period.
Five years before consumer spend returns
NEWSA number of multi-national firms have stated that it could be up to five years before Europe sees any significant level of growth.
Next Computex will break records
NEWSComputex’s 30th anniversary show, running from June 1st to June 5th, is expected to attract a record breaking 35,000 international buyers.
62% of retailers say this is the year for 3D
NEWSA survey carried out by PCR and Infinite FMS has found that over 60 per cent of retailers think that this year will see widespread demand for 3D display technology.
Tablet PC ?breakout? could impact other sectors
NEWSTablet PCs will have their “breakout year” in 2010, but this popularity could come at the expense of devices such as e-readers and netbooks.
Hacking set to go industrial
NEWSThe hacking community will have a fully developed industrial structure within the next ten years, a new report suggests.
Deloitte forecasts flat Christmas
NEWSConsumers are spending virtually the same on retail as they were last year, new research by Deloitte has shown.
HP predicts industry growth next year
NEWSHewlett Packard has predicted that consumer spending will increase next year, and expects revenue to be boosted by three per cent.
Dell: Demand has stabilised
NEWSDell has said that year-on-year demand for its products has stabilised and anticipates that its revenue will increase towards the end of this month.
IMF: Tentative recovery in 2010
NEWSThe IMF has predicted that global markets will see recessionary forces decline over the course of this year but has warned that future growth will be weak.
Turner: "Netbooks will cannibalise PC market"
NEWSThe former managing director of PC World has predicted that netbooks will cannibalise the traditional computer market, rather than co-exist with it.
